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Transport in BL2 6HQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL2 6HQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Breightmet South & Darcy Lever
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,749 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL2 6HQ is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL2 6HQ itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
34
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 07
    Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sandhurst Drive, 51 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.6% of working residents in the BL2 6HQ area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 52% drive to work.

BL2 6HQEngland
Work from home15.6%31.5%
Drive52%44.5%
Car passenger7.2%3.9%
Bus or coach6.5%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot8.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other8.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.5% of households in the BL2 6HQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BL2 6HQEngland
No car or van37.5%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
215.1%26.1%
3 or more3%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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